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https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_56,_Tobacco_Tax_Increase_(2016)

and answer the questions!

Question 1

According to the article, the federal cigarette tax increases from 39 cents a pack to $1.01.

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• True
• False

Question 2

"In the past, a 10% price increase reduced cigarette consumption about 4%." According to this statement, the demand for cigarettes is:

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• inelastic.
• unit elastic.
• perfectly elastic.
• elastic.

Question 3

According to the article, one in four smokers are poor.

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• True
• False

Question 4

From the article, what is the Federal tax amount per pack of cigarettes?

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• $5.
• $3.
• $1.0066.
• $2.

Question 5

From the article, what is the California tax amount per pack of cigarettes?

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• $0.870
• $2.
• $5.
• $1.0066.

Question 6

Proposition 56 increased the tobacco tax by $2.00, bringing the total tobacco tax up to $2.87 per pack of cigarettes

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• True
• False

Question 7

The State of California claimed the revenue from the additional $2.00 tax was allocated to physician training, prevention and treatment of dental diseases, Medi-Cal, tobacco-use prevention, research into cancer, heart and lung diseases, and other tobacco-related diseases, and school programs focusing on tobacco-use prevention and reduction.

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• True
• False